Buttigieg says he's worried about same-sex marriage being overturned by Supreme Court

Former Transportation Secretary Pete Buttigieg said Tuesday he has worries about the Supreme Court overturning its previous decision legalizing same-sex marriage across the country.

Buttigieg expressed the concerns during an appearance on CBS's "The Late Show" on Tuesday night.

“Do you have any sense — do you have any fear that this Supreme Court would overturn Obergefell —” host Stephen Colbert, referencing a 2015 ruling that held that under the 14th Amendment, states have to recognize a marriage between two same-sex people.

“Sure,” Buttigieg cut in, adding later that the court does not “seem terribly concerned about allowing precedents to stand, even recent precedents, so … how can we not be worried about that?”

The comments from Buttigieg, who is openly gay and married to another man, come as the LGBTQ community, especially transgender people, face increased attacks from the right.

Multiple states have gone forward with gender-affirming care bans in recent years and President Trump recently signed an executive order recognizing only the male and female sexes.

In late January, the Idaho House passed a resolution pushing for the Supreme Court to reappraise same-sex marriage’s legality.

“Christians across the nation are being targeted,” Idaho state Rep. Heather Scott (R), who sponsored the measure, said previously.

In his “The Late Show” appearance, Buttigieg said that the U.S. “has always been at its best when it widens the circle of belonging and equality to take care of more people and not less.”

The Hill has reached out to the Supreme Court for comment.